M23 advances deeper in east DRC

Video: Former DRC police join M23 as rebels advance, while Lubero residents fear imminent attack
Former DRC police join M23 as rebels advance, while Lubero residents fear imminent attack Former DRC police officers in Bukavu have joined M23 rebels and are retraining under their command. Backed by Rwanda,
M23 rebels advance into eastern DRC's 2nd major city of Bukavu, residents say
The DRC government has repeatedly accused Rwanda of supporting the M23 rebel group, a claim that Rwanda denies. Kigali, in turn, alleges that Kinshasa collaborates with the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), a Hutu armed group with ties to the perpetrators of the 1994 Rwandan genocide, an allegation the DRC rejects.
M23 advances deeper in east DRC as Congolese troops flee
M23 fighters on Friday advanced further on several fronts in DR Congo's volatile east as international pressure mounted on Rwanda to stop backing the armed group and halt the fighting.
DRC: Rwanda-backed rebels seize key city of Bukavu
AS M23 fighters took hold of the capital of South Kivu province, the African Union warned of a 'balkanization of eastern DRC.'
M23 pushes deeper in east DRC, UN urges Rwanda forces to leave
M23 fighters advanced on several fronts in DR Congo's volatile east Friday as the UN Security Council for the first time called on Rwanda to stop backing the armed group and halt the bloodshed. The European Union on Friday summoned Rwanda's ambassador to demand Kigali pull out troops from the country and stop backing the armed group.
Video: M23 targets more territory: Rwanda-backed rebels advance on eastern DRC city
Rwanda-backed rebels advance on eastern DRC city The Rwanda-backed M23 rebels continue their advance in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, capturing large areas in recent weeks. Calm is returning to Bukavu after the rebels took control of the city on Sunday,
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Movement (M23) rebels have issued a temporary suspension of services for state employees and officials in the captured city ...
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UN Security Council condemns M23 offensive in DRC
The UN Security Council on Friday unanimously adopted a resolution condemning the ongoing offensive by M23 rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and urging the Rwanda Defence ...
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The DR Congo insists on a military solution in the fight against the Rwandan-backed M23 rebels. Analysts say the fall of ...
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Thousands of escaped prisoners and looting in Bukavu, DRC, after M23 takeover
Local authorities and civil society leaders confirmed 2,500 prisoners escaped and there was widespread looting after M23 took ...
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VOA60 Africa - DRC: Residents of Bukavu increasingly anxious about their basic daily needs
Residents of Bukavu formed long lines outside banks to withdraw cash, a scarce commodity since the M23 rebel group seized control of the city. Last weekend's looting and the rebel group's takeover of ...
After Goma, DRC's Bukavu falls under M23 rebels' control
The armed group, backed by several thousand Rwandan soldiers, has taken the capital of South Kivu province. It continues to ...
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East Congo: After taking Bukavu, where next for M23? Uvira
Rebels from the M23, backed by the Rwandan army, continue to advance in South Kivu drawing closer to the Burundian border, where troops sent by President Évariste Ndayishimiye have gradually retreated ...
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DRC rebels promise security after seizing Bukavu in country’s east
M23 rebels pledge to restore security in Bukavu as an escalation in fighting fans fears of an all-out regional war.
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Roundup: DRC president to form unity gov't to tackle security crisis
KINSHASA, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- The President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Felix Tshisekedi, on Saturday announced sweeping changes, including forming a "government of national unity" ...